Kapas Island

Kapas

Native name: Pulau Kapas ڤولاو كاڤس
Landscape of Kapas Island
Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	5°12′56″N 103°16′17″E / 5.21556°N 103.27139°E / 5.21556; 103.27139Coordinates: 5°12′56″N 103°16′17″E / 5.21556°N 103.27139°E / 5.21556; 103.27139
Total islands	2
Administration
Malaysia
State	Terengganu
Additional information
Kapas Island (South China Sea)

Kapas Island (Malay: Pulau Kapas) is an island located about 6 kilometers east of Marang, Malaysia, with a smaller island, Pulau Gemia, located north of it. It measures roughly 1.5 by 2.5 km. Its name, Pulau Kapas (Malay for cotton island), refers to the island's white beaches. The island has tropical jungle, clear seawater, white sand beaches and coral reefs in the surrounding waters. It is promoted as a "diving and snorkeling paradise". The island is reached by ferry from Marang. Kapas is the location where most of the research on the enigmatic Amphidromus snails is carried out (unlike all other snails, Amphidromus are : they usually exist of clockwise and anticlockwise individuals).